Could this be merged into FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE? (and other appropriate database repositories) For details, see FreeBSD problem report #3775. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3775 itojun ------- Forwarded Message Return-Path: samath@slt.lk Return-Path: samath@slt.lk Received: from lakdiva.slt.lk (lakdiva.slt.lk [204.143.96.17]) by coconut.itojun.org (8.8.5/3.6Wbeta6) with ESMTP id PAA10698 for <itojun@itojun.org>; Wed, 15 Oct 1997 15:56:53 +0900 (JST) Received: from Penta.sth.slt.lk (colombo4-tty7.slt.lk [204.143.98.135]) by lakdiva.slt.lk (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA05854 for <itojun@itojun.org>; Wed, 15 Oct 1997 12:56:27 +0600 (GMT+0600) Message-Id: <2.2.32.19971015125504.009fcb84@slt.lk> X-Sender: samath@slt.lk X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 12:55:04 +0000 To: Jun-ichiro Itoh <itojun@itojun.org> From: Samath Wijesundera <samath@slt.lk> Subject: Re: conf/3775: Time Zone for Sri Lanka - LKT X-Filter: mailagent [version 3.0 PL56] for itojun@itojun.org Yes the time zone of Sri Lanka is now different it is GMT + 6:00 now, it will be the Sri Lanka's Permanent time zone ! The following is correct # <URL:http://www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html> (1996-05-24) # reported ``the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at # midnight Friday (1830 GMT) `in the light of the present power crisis'.'' # Transitions before 1996 are from Shanks (1991). # # From Dharmasiri Senanayake, Sri Lanka Media Minister (1996-10-24), as quoted # in <URL:news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> (1996-10-26): # With effect from 12.30 a.m. on 26th October 1996 # Sri Lanka will be six (06) hours ahead of GMT. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880 5:20 - CEYT 1906 # Ceylon Time 5:30 - IST 1942 Jan 5 5:30 0:30 IHST 1942 Sep 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 16 2:00 5:30 - IST 1996 May 25 0:00 6:30 - LKT 1996 Oct 26 0:30 6:00 - LKT - - Samath At 02:42 PM 10/15/97 +0900, you wrote:

I don't know if it is correct, but do you mean the following line in http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/share/zoneinfo/asia?rev=1.11 should be changed? 6:30 - LKT # Sri Lanka Time

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